Guides

For stage managers, DSMs and anyone who has to call a show: how the paperwork gets done, with or without Cuemark.

• How to mark up a prompt book on a computer

  Moving the prompt copy off paper: getting the script in as a PDF, marking each cue on the word it goes on, standbys, numbering that survives the tech, and books the operators can read.

• What to look for in software for calling a show

  A stage manager’s checklist for prompt book and show-calling software: working offline, cues on the word, numbering through the tech, a calling view, a dark booth, hands-free stepping and the paperwork.

• How to make a cue sheet from a script PDF

  Build lighting, sound and flys cue sheets from the marks in your script instead of typing them into a spreadsheet: the columns each department needs, page numbers people agree on, and keeping it current through the tech.

• Can you mark up a scanned rehearsal script?

  What to do when the rehearsal script is a scan: getting a cleaner scan, placing cues on it anyway, reading the text with OCR on your own machine, and checking anything a machine read before the show.

• Driving your script from QLab, a Stream Deck or a foot pedal

  Step through the prompt script hands-free: OSC from QLab or a lighting console, a Stream Deck through Bitfocus Companion, or a MIDI foot pedal, and what each button does.